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Tiger Woods says the goal is always to win as he prepares for Desert Classic.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (FEBRUARY 9, 2011) REUTERS -

Tiger Woods starts the Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday (February 10) as world number three, behind Lee Westwood of Britain and Martin Kaymer of Germany.

Woods dominated the World Rankings for 281 weeks before being dethroned last October by Westwood, and won the Desert Classic in 2006 and 2008. But the Tiger has now gone 14 months without a victory.

When asked on Wednesday (February 9) about his motivation nowadays he said that nothing had changed.

"Well, it's the same. That's why I tee up. If I'm in the event, it's to win. That's just plain and simple. I don't always win. I've certainly lost a lot more tournaments than I've won. It's the goal every week we tee up, and that doesn't change."

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Real Madrid's on loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor defends himself against comments that he is a troublemaker.

MADRID, SPAIN (FEBRUARY 9, 2011) REUTERS -

"I'm not a troublemaker at all. I'm a very nice guy and I love enjoying my life. I love enjoying myself. I love laughing a lot. I love playing. I love joking. That's how I see life. Sometimes, you know, we are all human beings, sometimes it happen that even with me and my mother we don't find an agreement. That's part of life. That for me is normal. So, I'm not a troublemaker and I would never fight against anybody"

STORY: Real Madrid's on loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor defended himself on Wednesday (February 9) against comments that he is a confrontational player, saying he is not a troublemaker.

Some of the Spanish media had reported red card and other incidents involving Adebayor, principally when he was at Arsenal, so the 26-year-old Togolese striker told journalists on Wednesday: "I'm not a troublemaker at all. I'm a very nice guy.

"Sometimes, you know, we are all human beings, sometimes it happen that even with me and my mother we don't find an agreement. That's part of life. That for me is normal. So, I'm not a troublemaker and I would never fight against anybody."

Real will have the option to sign Adebayor on a permanent basis at the end of the season and Spanish media reports have said they could pay around 15 million euros ($20.42 million) for him.